Re: Intro and questions about C#
- From: "inthaneelf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:23 -0700
hello Christy,
welcome to the group, I don't have recommendations for you at the moment, but I
wanted to say "hi" and let you know that another resource for you is my "grab
bag" site, the url for it is under my name below along with the URL for
something called the "fruit basket demo" site, which has a very similar
application written in several languages, and generally with all the files and
code used to build it in a downloadable package.
there are also a lot of Jamal's works, both in applications and in tutorials
listed out on the GB pages so you can cruse through them.
hope you find these useful.
regards,
inthane
. For Blind Programming assistance, Information, Useful Programs, and Links to
Jamal Mazrui's Text tutorial packages and Applications, visit me at:
http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com
. to be able to view a simple programming project in several programming
languages, visit the Fruit basket demo site at:
http://fruitbasketdemo.alacorncomputer.com
. for a blind user friendly Chat, go take a look at:
http://www.icedirc.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: Christy Schulte
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 6:18 PM
Subject: Intro and questions about C#
Hi everyone,
For those who haven't seen me on other lists, my name is Christy Schulte. I
have just recently started school at Kaplan University, which is a distance
learning accredited university, in order to obtain a degree in Information
Technology with emphasis in programming. I've dabbled in programming and
scripting for years, but only enough to be dangerous, or perhaps not even that.
so I finally decided that it's time to get some actual structured learning
under my belt and really do something with it.
Right now I'm just trying to get most of the basics out of the way, but one
of the things I've done is organized all of the required classes in my degree
plan. In doing this, I discovered that while one required class is an
intermediate class in C#, C sharp for those who like me don't have punctuation
turned on, but the beginner class is not in the degree plan. I talked to the
programming department head, and he's suggested that I do one of two things.
Either one, take the beginner class even though it's not part of my plan, or
two do some self study to get the basics, and then take the intermediate. Since
financial aid won't cover classes that aren't required, I'm left with no other
choice than the second option.
So here's my question. Does anyone have ideas for good, accessible books to
learn C#? I'd really prefer something already in electronic format, as scanning
programming books can be tricky at best. I did find one that seems good, but in
the example code, the last letter of most lines is cut off which is driving me
nuts. Secondly, any tips for using visual studio? Or, is there a better
compiler/development program to use than that? I plan to do some major looking
through Jamal's site, as I saw a lot of stuff there, but I've also found that
sometimes a lot can be learned from others who've been there that it could take
days to find digging through a lot of documentation. I've already managed to
create a very small program in visual studio with some trial and error, though
oddly enough it won't run when just activating the .exe file, but it will run
from within visual studio itself. So, I have a feeling I'm doing something
wrong somewhere.
Thanks for any tips anyone might have,a nd I'm looking forward to learning a
lot from the list.
Christy
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